Vocabulary

Cogitation- Serious and careful thought, consideration, meditation
Encompass- Contain, Surround, Encircle
Surly- Bed-tempered, cross, rude, gruff, uncivil
Insurrection- Uprising or outbreak against established authority
Affable- Pleasant, Friendly, Sociable, Amiable
Testy- Easily annoyed, irritable, short-tempered, irascible
Covetous- Enviously and greedily desiring what is another's, Greedy, avaricious
Apparition- Sudden or unusual appearance, Ghost, Phantom, Specter
Exigency- situation demanding immediate attention or action, urgency, emergency
Presage- sign, warning, omen, presentiment
Valiant- Brave, courageous, heroic
Imminent- likely to happen soon, impending
Redress- Set right, repair, or make up for,; correct, remedy, compensate
Unassailable- Undeniable, indisputable, incapable of proving wrong;
Vouchsafe- Grant or give, especially as doing a favor